Research Methods for Sports Performance Analysis

Informationen zum Autor Peter O'Donoghue Klappentext Modern techniques of sports performance analysis enable the sport scientist, coach and athlete to objectively assess, and therefore improve upon, sporting performance. They are an important tool for any serious practitioner in sport and, as a result, performance analysis has become a key component of degree programmes in sport science and sports coaching.Research Methods for Sports Performance Analysis explains how to undertake a research project in performance analysis including:selection and specification of a research topicthe research proposalgaining ethical approval for a studydeveloping a performance analysis systemtesting a system for reliabilityanalysing and discussing datawriting up results.Covering the full research cycle and clearly introducing the key themes and issues in contemporary performance analysis, this is the only book that sports students will need to support a research project in performance analysis, from undergraduate dissertation to doctoral thesis. Including case studies, examples and data throughout, this book is essential reading for any student or practitioner with an interest in performance analysis, sports coaching or applied sport science. Zusammenfassung Sports performance analysis is an important tool for any serious practitioner in sport and, as a result, performance analysis has become a key component of degree programmes in sport science and sports coaching. This book explains how to undertake a research project in performance analysis of sport, from selecting a research topic, to gathering and analyzing data, to writing up results. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Performance Analysis Research 2. Research Processes 3. Selecting a Research Question 4. Specifying the Research Problem 5. Ethical Issues in Performance Analysis 6. Devising Methods 7. Measurement Issues in Performance Analysis 8. Analysis of Quantitative Sports Performance Data 9. Analysis of Qualitative Sports Performance Data 10. Writing up Performance Analysis Research ...

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• Authors: &apos, Peter donoghue, O DONOGHUE PETER, O&apos, Peter Odonoghue, Peter O'Donoghue, Peter (Cardiff Metropolitan University O'Donoghue, Peter O''donoghue, Peter (Cardiff Metropolitan Universit O''donoghue, O'Donoghue Peter
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.12.2009
• EAN: 9780415496223
• ISBN: 978-0-415-49622-3
• No. of pages: 280
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > General, dictionaries, handbooks, yearbooks, history; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SPORTS & RECREATION / General, SPORTS & RECREATION / Coaching / General, SCIENCE / Research & Methodology, Sports training & coaching, Sports training and coaching, Biomechanics, Human Kinetics